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Early Assessment and Intervention for Adolescents at Risk for Bipolar Disorder

NCT03203707 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2021-02-03

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Summary

Bipolar disorder is a severe and chronic illness associated with significant occupational and social impairment, enormous public health costs, and high rates of suicide. The single most potent risk factor for the development of bipolar disorder is a first-degree family member with the illness; indeed, offspring of parents with bipolar disorder are a particularly high-risk group who typically display early onset and severe course of illness. Thus, early assessment and intervention for the children of parents with bipolar disorder focused on specific, measurable, and modifiable risk factors has the potential to prevent or ameliorate the progression of bipolar disorder in those at highest risk.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Interpersonal and Social Rhythm Therapy

The Brief IPSRT intervention for at-risk youth includes : 1) Psychoeducation about risk for BP ; 2) Social rhythm therapy (SRT) aiming to establish and maintain stable routines to protect against onset of mood symptoms in vulnerable individuals ; and 3) Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) centering on the adolescent's feelings about having a parent with BP, and linking stressful family events to mood. The intervention is delivered in 8 in-person sessions over 6 months of treatment. Parents are involved in the psychoeducation sessions, and further involvement is determined as clinically appropriate based on age and developmental status.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Pittsburgh

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Tina R Goldstein, PhD · University of Pittsburgh

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
12 Years
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-04-01
Primary Completion
2015-02-28
Completion
2015-02-28

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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